7 Geoscience Education (Posters)
Thursday, 27 March 2008
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ANALYSIS OF A FORAMINFERA ASSEMBLAGE: A MICROPALEONTOLOGY EXERCISE
Paper number: 7-5
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Authors
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Cynthia R. DomackHamilton College, Clinton, NY
Abstract
An exercise designed to focus on foraminifera identification and morphology was created to be incorporated into a micropaleontology course at the undergraduate level. The exercise includes readings, questions, and hands-on work with a real marine sediment sample rich in foraminifera. Although specifically constructed for a Recent marine sediment sample from Paupau, New Guinea, the exercise could be modified to work with foraminifera-rich sample from other locations or ages.